Position one: how did the ballet trend go beyond fashion into a real social (and even psychological) phenomenon?

In recent seasons, a trend code-named balletcore has become particularly popular. But who would have thought that the latter would reach a wide social scale? Everything, let’s say, started as usual. At the Miu Miu Fall 2022 fashion show, Miuccia Prada presented real ballerinas with bows and straps on their feet, and the latter instantly dispersed among the leading fashion influencers. So much so that, according to the Lyst analytics platform, shoes were the best-selling product in the third quarter of this year.

After the designers of the New York brand, Sandy Liang, decided to repeat the success of Mary Jane shoes, they presented the more pointed versions that Bella Hadid had tried before. And yes: the latter was sold on the brand’s website 2 days after the start of sales.

The next step was taken in a more familiar direction. This year, mini uggs, the classic shoes of the opening dancers, are back with a vengeance – Bella and Gigi Hadid, Elsa Hosk, Keke Palmer, and more tried a new version of their iconic high platform boots. The final chord is leggings. Secondly, from the beginning of autumn, walking fast started Bella Hadid, fashion blogger Emily Sindlev and many other street style heroes who began to style them even with basketball sneakers and rough leather boots.

And speaking of Bella Hadid. According to GQ, the planet’s most stylish star has excelled in every aspect of the ballet show, which actually raises the trend to absolute absolute terms. In the summer, the model even shared photos of the classic training looks of any ballerina – it is imperative that tight tops are combined with short shorts, boleros, leggings and sneakers that do not restrict movement.

Logical result. With influencers’ light foot on TikTok, the hashtag #balletcore has already had over 142 million views. However, even these impressive numbers made it more interesting for news. Users of the social network were so impressed with the aesthetic that they began to take dance lessons en masse. The phrase “ballet for adults” has been searched 34 million times on TikTok, and the hashtag #start ballet has already been viewed 2 million times.

The public quickly began uploading videos containing personal stories of how immersion in the wonderful world of the great batmans helped them not only relieve stress and seasonal sadness, but also delight their inner child. Popular video captions read: “POV: You’re 25, taking ballet lessons for the first time because TikTok said heal your inner child.” In addition, according to the followers of the movement, elegant sports help to gain self-confidence and self-love. Isn’t that the main advantage of any physical activity? We believe the problem is rhetorical.